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IT has recently been suggested1 that the decomposition of aqueous solutions of di-ethyl acetal induced by radiation is due to hydrolysis, catalysed by hydronium ions formed in the spurs in the primary radiolytic process.
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BASSON, R., CHAMPION, P. Reactions of the Hydroxyl Radical in the Radiolysis of Aqueous Solutions of Di-ethyl Acetal. Nature 211, 1398–1399 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111398a0
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